Needing Dessert Every Night

i can totally relate to tht ive a uge sweet tooth also. im a big chocoholics. i guess if ur not exceeding your calorie from wht u should with tht one bar of choclate. it should be okay.

I have to have a chocolate fix too. Chocolate is something I could never give up. I think everything is good in moderation---as long as you are not exceeding your calorie goal. I have chocolate almost every day. These are what I have in the house right now---only 80 calories. They are delicious!



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Walmart has a store brand of ice cream on a stick that is a lot cheaper than the WW or Skinny Cow. They are 100 calories per stick. Raspberry ice cream with chocolate outside is my favorite.

I went on google and looked up low calorie desserts/snacks, and there are TONS of things that you can have under 100 calories that are great. Like for example I found a recipe for a low calorie ice cream sandwich where you put 2 tbsp of chocolate frozen yogurt in between a graham cracker you broke in half. There are TONS of recipes that you can get creative with the desserts you eat and you won't have to feel bad about the calories

http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/cookbooks.asp?cookbook=110095

http://www.delish.com/recipes/cooking-recipes/low-calorie-chocolate-desserts

Try these and see if they help you curb your chocolate cravings and stay within the calories!

Chocolate by itself is good for you, the problem is the sugar, specifically the processed sugar. The bottom line is that you need to cut it from your diet every night. Eating that much sugar on the daily can lead to diabetes. I would suggest for you to simply stop buying it and weaning yourself from it slowly. If you were to replace that milk chocolate Snickers with some organic dark chocolate, I would say that would be a start in the right direction.

Agree. Organic dark chocolate. Eat only the recommended serving ie 3 pieces. Mind over matter.

I also have this issue

I will usually have a low calorie ice cream bar-- I get these ones from Costco called "Healthy Choice Fudge bars" or something like that, and they are only 90cals- and very yummy. I also have some very nice chocolates that my hubby bought me for christmas which I have been savouring....just one every few days....mind you that has taken excessive self-control, and I don't recommend keeping things in your house that you a known to binge on. For example, I can't keep chocolate chips in the house, because I just each them by the handful. Or basically any home made baking. For whatever reason, the fudge bars are yummy, but not so yummy that they tempt me all day....

good luck!!

I have a major sweet tooth to and I leave myself with about 200 calories everyday to have something nice with a cup of tea in the evening. If I don't do this I end up going on a chocolate binge once every few weeks so this treat a day works for me???

Try a few small squares of dark chocolate. It has less sugar and has some benefits as well.

^^THIS^^

Or Skinny Cow treats...had one yesterday that was to die for! Crispy Caramel Chocolate or something, yummy!!

You need to get Healthy Choice frozen chocolate bars. They have 100 calories and 5g protein and 4g fiber which are pretty good stats for any food let alone something chocolate.

I'm on 1310 calories a day and I don't find it extremely difficult to eat within those limits. I've been eating pretty healthy with lean meats and lots of fruits and vegetables. However, I find that after dinner every night I NEED something chocolate. If I don't induldge that craving I end up obsessing over it for hours and feel deprived. I've bought Hershey Kisses so I can have 5 or 10 after dinner, and sometimes I skip snacking throughout the day altogether so I can have a Snickers bar for dessert. Is this a habit I need to nix? Or is my daily chocolate induldence ok for my diet?

I'd break this habit as early as possible because "needing dessert every night" isn't healthy or ok. And I don't mean to sound rude. I just used to be the same way & thought I could make it work for me. But it ended up biting me in the *kitten* later. And if you're anything like me, some nights you're gonna want more & more. Try the dark kisses & only have one or 2 & then try to switch over to fruit for dessert

Cut it out, too much sugar, now and again dark chocolate in my opinion much better

Plain Greek yogurt with a small squirt of chocolate syrup = HEAVEN.

i need something sweet every noght too...i usually opt for nutella, its well balanced and relatively healthy...i woud stay away from processed candy bars and that kind of stuff, there are some good alternatives here to that e.g. dark chocolate etc...

Oikos vanilla yogurt + strawberries + peanut butter = heavenly!

I love sweets too and chocolate.

What I keep on hand are the Ghirardelli chocolate individually wrapped squares. I only have one at a time, but a serving is 4.
Also after workouts, I've been really enjoying homemade protein shakes. I use the chocolate soy milk (no sugar added) and I feel like I'm doing my muscles good and get a healthy "dessert".